SUMMARYThe Quality Manager is responsible for leading all quality assurance, quality engineering, and compliance activities for a single-site, AS9100-certified defense contractor. This role serves as the senior authority for the Quality Management System (QMS) and ensures compliance with AS9100, customer, contractual, and regulatory requirements. In a small-company environment, the Quality Manager is both a strategic leader and a hands-on contributor-setting direction while actively supporting engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and programs to ensure product quality, mission reliability and customer satisfaction.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS - Medical, Dental, Vision
- Company Paid Life Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Paid Holidays
- Tuition Reimbursement*
WHAT YOU WILL DO- Own, maintain, and continuously improve the AS9100-certified Quality Management System.
- Ensure compliance with customer quality requirements.
- Lead internal audits, management reviews, corrective actions, and document control.
- Serve as the primary interface for third-party, customer, and government audits.
- Partner with Engineering on design reviews, risk management, configuration control, and change management.
- Oversee First Article Inspection (AS9102), nonconformance management, MRB activity, and root cause corrective actions.
- Work with manufacturing to ensure process control, inspection effectiveness, and production readiness.
- Manage supplier quality activities, including flow down, supplier qualification, performance monitoring, and corrective actions.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Quality, Manufacturing, or a related technical field.
- 8-12+ years of quality experience in aerospace or defense manufacturing.
- Demonstrated ownership of an AS91DO-certified QMS, including audit leadership.
- Ability and willingness to be hands-on in a small-company setting.
- Clear communicator with executives, engineers, and technicians.
- Must be a U.S. Person
ITAR REQUIREMENTSTo conform to U.S. Government export regulations, certain positions may require applicantsto be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. a7 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. a7 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
